In 2010, Yeovil Town manager Paul Sturrock took charge of Southend United after the Shrimpers had experienced two relegations in the space of three seasons, which had seen them drop from the Championship into League Two.
Within two years, the Shrimpers reached the play-offs after finishing fourth in League Two at the end of the 2011-12 season before reaching the Johnstone's Paint Trophy a year later - shortly after Sturrock's departure - and eventually won promotion under his successor Phil Brown.
If he could replicate his achievements with Southend in South Somerset, then it is likely that Sturrock would be held in the same regard as two of his predecessors at Huish Park: Gary Johnson and Russell Slade.
Like many experienced lower league managers, Sturrock has dipped into his book of contacts to sign a number of players who have played under him at a number of his former clubs. These include Ryan Dickson (Plymouth Argyle) who he has installed as club captain, Ben Tozer (Swindon Town) and Marc Laird (Southend), as Sturrock opted for an overhaul of his squad.
14 new faces have arrived at Huish Park over the course of the summer, as Sturrock targets what will be a fifth promotion as a manager should the Glovers achieve an immediate return to League One.
Depending on how quickly they can, Yeovil should be capable of achieving a top-half finish on their return to League Two, thus stopping the decline that has taken place over the previous two years.
Sturrock's new signings aren't the only major changes happening that have happened at Huish Park in the close season. The Glovers have also started up their youth set-up again, after it was closed under Sturrock's predecessor Gary Johnson.
Former Plymouth Argyle winger David Byrne has been appointed as the club's head of youth - he performed a similar role under Sturrock at Swindon - and former Torquay United youth coach Geoff Harrop takes on the role of academy manager.
Player to Watch: Iffy Allen
Signed from Barnet in the summer, Allen has impressed in pre-season on the left hand side of midfield for the Glovers. Sturrock has a good recent track record of unearthing talented wide players in the shape of Craig Noone and Yala Bolasie during his second spell with Plymouth Argyle, and many of the Huish Park faithful will be hoping that he can go on to enjoy the kind of career that the two aforementioned individuals have done.
In: Matty Dolan (Bradford City), Jordan Gibbons (Queens Park Rangers), Jack Compton (Hartlepool United), Oscar Sowumni (Ipswich Town), Ryan Dickson (Crawley Town), Stephen Arthurworrey (Fulham loan), Marc Laird (Tranmere Rovers), Ben Tozer (Northampton Town), Jamie Burrows (Rangers), Wes Fogden (Portsmouth), Iffy Allen (Barnet), Ryan Bird (Cambridge United), Alex Lacey (Luton Town), Mark Beck (Carlisle United), Shaun Jeffers (Newport County)
Out: Joe Edwards (Colchester United), Sam Foley (Port Vale), Kieffer Moore (Viking FK), Ajay Leitch-Smith (Port Vale), James Berrett (York City), James Hayter (Havant & Waterlooville), Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town), Adam Morgan (St Johnstone), Seth Nana-Tuwmasi & Nathan Ralph(Newport County), Joel Grant, Craig Eastmond, Fergus Bell, Alex Smith
